Anthony Brown - The B.O.B. Bounce Lyrics
Lyrics
Every time I turn around, every time I turn around
Ladies and gentlemen this is not a drill
Every time I turn around, every time I turn around
It's the B.O.B. Bounce and it's about to get real
Every time I turn around, every time I turn around
Let's Go, it's about to get real
Let's Go, it's about to get real
Ha it's about to get
Ha ha it's about to get real
(Oh) All my blessed people report to the dance floor
(Oh) All my blessed people report to the dance floor
(Oh) All my blessed people report to the dance floor
I, I don't know it. Well you about to learn
(Oh) All my blessed people report to the dance floor
(Oh) All my blessed people report to the dance floor
(Oh) All my blessed people report to the dance floor
Step, step, step, step up back stand still matter fact shoo
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Step up back stand still matter fact shoo
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Turn it out to the right uh huh clap clap
Step up and watch God step back and watch God
Turn it out to the left uh huh clap clap
It's a new direction with a brand new blessing
Step up back stand still matter fact shoo
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Step up back stand still matter fact shoo
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Turn it out to the right uh huh clap clap
Step up and watch God step back and watch God
Turn it out to the left uh huh clap clap
It's a new direction with a brand new blessing
(Oh) Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
(Oh) Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
(Oh) Step up and watch God step back and watch God
Step, step, step, step up back stand still matter fact shoo
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Step up back stand still matter fact shoo
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Turn it out to the right uh huh clap clap
Step up and watch God step back and watch God
Turn it out to the left uh huh clap clap
It's a new direction with a brand new blessing
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
Don't hate take it up with God He did it
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
Don't hate take it up with God He did it
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
Don't hate take it up with God He did it
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
Don't hate take it up with God He did it
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
Don't hate take it up with God He did it
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
Don't hate take it up with God He did it
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
Don't hate take it up with God He did it
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
You wanna see a blessing just look at me
Now stop
Humble is the way, stay low
The lower you get the more God's gonna bless you
The lower you get the more God's gonna bless you
The lower you get the more God's gonna bless you
Praises go up, the blessings come back down
The lower you get the more God's gonna bless you
The lower you get the more God's gonna bless you
The lower you get the more God's gonna bless you
Step, step, step, step up back stand still matter fact shoo
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Step up back stand still matter fact shoo
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Turn it out to the right uh huh clap clap
Step up and watch God step back and watch God
Turn it out to the left uh huh clap clap
It's a new direction with a brand new blessing
Step up back stand still matter fact shoo
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Step up back stand still matter fact shoo
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Turn it out to the right uh huh clap clap
Step up and watch God step back and watch God
Turn it out to the left uh huh clap clap
It's a new direction with a brand new blessing
Up back stand still matter fact
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Up back stand still matter fact
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
Turn it out to the right uh huh clap clap
Step up and watch God step back and watch God
Turn it out to the left uh huh clap clap
It's a new direction with a brand new blessing
Up back (blessings on blessings on)
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
(Blessings on blessings on)
Up back (blessings on blessings on)
Everywhere you look you got a blessing on the way
(Blessings on blessings on)
Turn it out to the right uh huh clap clap
(Blessings on blessings on)
Step up and watch God step back and watch God
(Blessings on blessings on)
Turn it out to the left uh huh clap clap
(Blessings on blessings on)
It's a new direction with a brand new blessing
(Blessings on blessings on)
(Blessings on blessings on)
(Blessings on blessings on)
(Blessings on blessings on)
(Blessings on blessings on)
(Blessings on blessings on)
(Blessings on blessings on)
(Blessings on blessings on)
Look out, that's grace and mercy and it's chasing me
Look out, that's grace and mercy and it's chasing me
Look out, that's grace and mercy and it's chasing me
Look out, that's grace and mercy and it's chasing me
Oh, it's so crazy how blessed I am
It makes me wanna drop a tear
There's only one way to explain
God wanted me here
All my blessings they come from You
All these blessings they come from You
All my blessings they come from You
I give praises where praise is due
It's so crazy how blessed I am
It's so crazy how blessed I am
It's so crazy how blessed I am
It's so crazy how blessed I am
I give praises where praise is due
(Only speaking blessings for the rest of the year)
(Only speaking blessings for the rest of the year)
(Only speaking blessings for the rest of the year)
(Only speaking blessings for the rest of the year)
(For the rest of the year)
(For the rest of the year)
(For the rest of the year)
(Only speaking blessings for the rest of the year)
(For the rest of the year)
(Only speaking blessings)
It's the B.O.B. bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
It's the B.O.B. bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
It's the B.O.B. bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
It's the B.O.B. bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce
Video
Blessings On Blessings (The B.O.B. Bounce) (Official Video)
Meaning & Inspiration
The theological danger of a song like Anthony Brown’s “B.O.B. Bounce” lies not in its cadence, but in its potential for reductive definitions of favor. When the lyrics command, “The lower you get the more God’s gonna bless you,” we are skating on thin ice. It is a sentiment that risks framing the Christian life as a transactional feedback loop: descend into humility, and a dividend of material or circumstantial "blessings" is automatically paid out in return.
Scripturally, we must be cautious here. While James 4:10 reminds us to “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you,” the exaltation promised in the New Testament is rarely synonymous with the kind of "blessing" one shows off by saying, “You wanna see a blessing just look at me.” Paul’s life, for instance, serves as a sharp counter-narrative. He was humbled frequently, yet his "blessings" were often found in the fellowship of Christ’s sufferings—a far cry from the celebratory posture found on this dance floor.
The lyric, “You wanna see a blessing just look at me,” is particularly jarring. It shifts the gaze from the Imago Dei—the dignity inherent in humanity created by God—to the human being as a trophy of divine favor. If our prosperity becomes our primary apologetic, we encounter a severe problem when the faithful suffer. If the "blessing" is the evidence, what does it say about those who currently occupy a state of lament or deprivation?
However, there is a turn in the final minutes that warrants a second look. As the tempo settles, the perspective shifts: “All my blessings they come from You... I give praises where praise is due.” This is the necessary correction. Without this acknowledgment, the song is merely a celebration of the self under a thin veneer of religious terminology. But when the focus moves from the person to the Provider, the conversation changes. The "blessing" is no longer a status symbol to be flaunted; it is a recognition of grace.
Ultimately, the song leaves me in a state of unresolved tension. It flirts with a shallow prosperity rhetoric that equates divine love with observable success, yet it pulls back just enough to offer a posture of praise. As believers, we must be careful not to conflate the grace of God with our own fortunes. Grace is not a commodity we possess; it is the environment in which we exist—even when our circumstances suggest we are anything but blessed. We must guard against the temptation to make the "bounce" more significant than the Cross.